Synonym: awhile. Similar words: after a while, awhile, once in a while, every once in a while, while, while away, erstwhile, meanwhile. Meaning: adv. for a short time.
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121. I sat and fiddled at the computer for a while.
122. If you will keep waiting for a while, they'll soon be back.
123. I'll have to buy in extra food if they're coming to stay for a while.
124. I was hoping they would stretch a point and let me stay on for a while.
125. The sickness passed after I lay down for a while.
126. Sometimes you'll get back and find that things have changed, so you'll be flying by the seat of your pants for a while.
127. I'm staying with my parents for a while, until I've got myself together a bit.
128. He thawed after sitting at a fire for a while.
129. The engine sputtered feebly for a while and then stopped.
130. We cut off the car engine and coasted for a while.
131. Alison mingled for a while and then went to where Douglas stood with John.
132. Needless to say, he'll be off work for a while.
133. She's fine now, but it was touch-and-go for a while .
134. We travelled around for a while and landed up in Seattle.
135. We're going to be minus a car for a while.
136. She was very ill for a while but she's all right now.
137. I'm going to concentrate on my writing for a while.
138. The golf ball rimmed the cup for a while and fell at last into the hole.
139. He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up.
140. The tablets make you feel better for a while but the effect isn't lasting.
141. I sweated blood for a while thinking I'd broken the TV.
142. This polythene sheet should serve to keep out the rain for a while.
143. Do you need the toilet right now or can you hang on for a while?
144. Tuck in(sentencedict.com), it's the last hot food you'll get for a while.
145. I lost my power of speech for a while after the accident.
146. She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes.
147. My doctor's told me to take things easy for a while.
147. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
148. She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out.
149. Before the door of the headmaster's office,she stopped and re-collected herself for a while.
150. I know nothing about him except that he knocked about South Africa for a while.
More similar words: after a while, awhile, once in a while, every once in a while, while, while away, erstwhile, meanwhile, worthwhile, worth while, make hay while the sun shines, straw hat, a white lie, a white elephant, whilst, pedophile, bibliophile, as a whole, galileo galilei, raw, draw, craw, drawn, straw, brawn, crawl, faraway, brawl, drawl, whim.